Observation of three-dimensional fermi surfaces in a single-component molecular metal, [Ni(tmdt)2]

J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Sep 1;126(34):10518-9. doi: 10.1021/ja046895n.

Abstract

Rigorous evidence of metallicity of a molecular crystal consisting of single-component neutral molecules is disclosed by observing the Fermi surface through magnetic quantum oscillations. Torque magnetometry measurements of de Haas-van Alphen oscillatory signals in a single crystal of [Ni(tmdt)2] molecules (tmdt = trimethylenetetrathiafulvalenedithiolate) were performed by using a sensitive microcantilever at low temperatures in high magnetic fields to 45 T. The observed signals for all directions of magnetic field revealed unambiguously the presence of three-dimensional Fermi surfaces for both holes and electrons. The results are consistent with electronic band structure calculations for [Ni(tmdt)2].